Lorrie’s Blog
Colon Confessions
This is a punctuation story with advice about anything that gives you the writing willies.
Writing Lessons from a Third Grader
The best part of teaching is learning from my students. Avery is amazing and has a lot to teach us about the writing process.
Student Writers are Teachers Too!
Students are often the best teachers in the room. Here, Alina, shares her own writing and advice that will help writers of all ages.
A Thank You Letter to 242 Writers
This is a thank you letter to all the new 2023 Family of Writers alumni. It includes their course evaluation comments.
The Ultimate Summer Reading List: Curated by Mrs. Tom for Your Best Beach Day Yet!
Here are two lists of middle grade and adult books that will help you have the best beach days ever!
Getting Out of Simple Sentence Jail With Dashes and More
Use commas, parentheses, and dashes to set yourself free from the shackles of simple sentence jail.